User's Manual

IceTagAnalyser™ 2008 © IceRobotics Ltd 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of figures ....................................................................................................................... 3
Foreword .................................................................................................................................. 4
1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 IceTag3D, IceReader & IceTagAnalyser 2008 Key Features ......................................... 5
1.2 Recommended Minimum System Requirements ............................................................ 5
2. IceTag3D System Contents ................................................................................................ 6
2.1 Hardware ........................................................................................................................ 6
2.2 Software and Documentation .......................................................................................... 6
3. Installation ........................................................................................................................... 7
3.1 Installing the IceTagAnalyser 2008 Software .................................................................. 7
3.2 Connecting the IceReader ............................................................................................. 7
3.3 Communicating with an IceTag3D Motion Sensor Device .............................................. 7
3.4 Attaching an IceTag3D Device to an Animal .................................................................. 7
3.5 Removing an IceTag3D from an Animal ......................................................................... 8
4. IceTagAnalyser 2008 ........................................................................................................... 9
4.1 Introducing the IceTagAnalyser 2008 ............................................................................. 9
4.2 Getting IceTag3D Device Information ............................................................................. 9
4.3 Activating an IceTag3D ................................................................................................. 10
4.4 Downloading Data from an IceTag3D Device ............................................................... 11
4.5 Viewing Recorded Data ................................................................................................ 13
4.5.1 Changing Session Header Information ................................................................. 13
4.5.2 Changing Session Start Time/Date ....................................................................... 14
4.5.3 Graphical View ..................................................................................................... 15
4.6 Creating Reports ........................................................................................................... 15
4.7 Exporting Data .............................................................................................................. 16
4.7.1 Exporting Open Session Files ............................................................................... 16
4.7.2 Exporting multiple files with Explorer ..................................................................... 17
4.7.3 Exporting from a Command Prompt or a Batch File .............................................. 17
4.8 Options ......................................................................................................................... 17
5. Interpreting the recorded data ......................................................................................... 19
6. Using IceTagAnalyser 2008 with IceTag 1.x and 2.x devices ........................................ 20
A.1 Connecting the IceReader to your computer ................................................................ 21
A.2 Swiping an IceTag3D ................................................................................................... 21
A.3 Downloading Data ........................................................................................................ 21
A.4 Attaching Devices ......................................................................................................... 21
B.1 Exporting a single file to CSV ....................................................................................... 22
B.2 Exporting all files in a directory to CSV ........................................................................ 22
User Manual Ref: UM3D-001-002 Page 2/24